Vehicle frame construction



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NITED STATES arent OFFICE.

ALFRED IEQMASUB-Y, i! NEW YORK, N. Y:, ASSIGNQB T0 INTERNLTIGNAL MOTOR v COMIEANY, 0F NEW YORK, II. Y. A GORPOBJATIQN OF DELAWARE.

VEHIGLE FRAME CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed February 18. 1926. Serial No. 88,984.

In the manufacture of inotor vehicles unthe present invention and the devices suD- der conditions of standardized automotive ported thereby. practice any reorganization of the chassis Figure 2 is a view in frontelevation showframe structure tending to simplify manuing the front end according to Figure 1.

' facturing .and assembling operations consti- Figure 3 is-a view taken in the plane indi- '30 tutes a marked improvement in the art. cated by the line 3-3 in Figure 1 and look--' This is articularly the case with the vehicle ing in the direction of the arrow and showframes esigned for motor busses and trucks ing the manner of securing the supplemental of large capacities where the longitudinal front end to the side frame member and the side frame members, for instance, arepf such manner in which the front cross frame mem- 65 size and length as to involve difliculty in oer-is supported. handling during the machine operations nec- Figure at is a View in side elevation showessary in the formation of such elements as ing the supplemental front end as an article spring horns and cross member supports. of manufacture without the supporting and At the same time the front ends of the side supported elements associated therewith. 70 frame members must be adapted to receive Figure 5 is a View in plan showing the and support a plurality of devices Such as casting looking from above in Figure 4:. spring brackets, bumpers, fenders, the radia- Figure 6 is a transverse vertical view tor, motor and the like. .The pi esdnt invenpartly in section and partly in elevation 0 tion has for its object to overcome the difiishowing the casting and taken in the plane culty now experienced in forming supports indicated by the broken line 6-6 in Figure for the various devices directly upon the rel- 4c and looking in the direction of the arrows. atively long side frame members by the pro- Figure 7 is a fragmentary view taken in vision of a supplemental end formed with the plane indieatedby the line 7-"( in Figseats for the different elements at the front 7 and looking in the direction of the 80 end of the vehicle and adapted to be rigidly arrow and showing the form taken by the secured to the longitudinal side frame memsupplemental end at that portion at which it bers upon assembly of the chassis. More is secured to the longitudinal side member of particularly a unitary casting forging or the chassis frame. I

stamping is provided, as an article of manu- The supplemental front and indicated at a 85 facture, which may be readily secured to as a whole in Figure 4 is shown in Figures, the front end of each side frame member 1, 2 and 3 as secured to the front end of a and which is formed with seats for all the h nnel-shaped side frame member I) by the elements at the front end of the vehicle disposition Within the channel of a reduced 5 frame. In the prefcri d embodiment it is channelshaped portion a secured thereto 0 contemplated incorporating the front end by bolts or rivets c, 0 respectively, which casting according tothe present invention may also be used to secure outwardly of in a chassis construction involving cushion frame member I) a bracket 03 for the supconnections between the vehicle springs and port of the vehicle radiator e, the bolt 0 also 40 the chassis frame according to the patent to securing the front cross frame member 7 9 Alfred F. Masury and August H. Leipcrt which is formed with the flange f to seat No. 1304376 dated January 31, 1922. To within and be sup orted by a recessed porthis end a downwardly depending housing tion a on the rent end member. This section to contain the yielding non-metallic Jnember f is also utilized as supporting material is formed on the casting and promeans for the front end of the motor, a hous- 10 vision is also made for supporting; the engine ing is being illustrated in Figures 1' and 2 and radiator and the front cross frame memas supported centrally thereof adapted to her of the chassiit- In order that the invcn receive blocks of yielding non-metallic mation may be clearly understood and readily terial Z supporting a bearing member m I carried into effect the same will now be dcserving as the front single point of support 105 scribed more fully with reference to the acfor the motor, not shown. The bracket d companying drawings illustrating a pie which supports the radiator e is preferably ferrcd embodiment in which: provided with a separable housing d adapt- Figure 1 is a View in side elevation showed to contain yielding non-metallic material ing the supplemental front end according to n which engages an arm 6' secured to the 119 mosses radiator and entering the housing through an aperture 01 Brscliet a? may also be availed of as at base for the support of the fender bracket 0.

The front end is also adopted to have secured. thereto the front end of e vehicle spring. To this end suitable provision is made for a connection and support for the spring end associated with the frame mambcr. in the preferred embodiment the frame member is formed with s downwardly pro jcoting portion a formed at its lowermost end with e recess a open below as at a and rearwardly as at a The recess (i thus forms the upper half of a housim for a cushion connection of the character described in the patent before referred to, the spring end entering through the aperture a and the open side or faciiicsting the insertion of a block of yielding n in-metallic materiel in known manner, which block is retained with in the recess a by a closure not shown which may be secured to the depending portion a" by means of bolts passing through the bolt holes a. lln order to position the block of yielding nonmetallic meterial Within the housing and obtain the required degree of compression in the material the recess a may be formed with seats a Within which portions of the yielding block are retained.

Forwerdly of the housing portion a the frame and member is adapted to receive and support a bumper g. This bumper extends completely across the front of the vehicle in well known manner and. is adapted. to be yieldingly maintained in position on the front ends of the frame members by cushion connections illust 'ated in Figure l as comprising annular tapering blocks 9, g of yielding non-metallic material disposed upon opposite sides of a flange a formed between the upper and lower webs a", a respectively, of the frontend member and formed with en aperture (i for a. bolt 9 passing through the rubber rings g, 9 In the interest convenience in assembly and to contribute to the positioning of the bumper and the maintenance of the blocks of yielding non-mctallic nuiteriel under the desired degree of compression scat members g, g may be disposed on the inner face of the bumper and on the end of the bolt against which the nut y hours as clearly shown in Figure 1 and if desired seats a associated with the flange a may also be provided for the roizimetc faces of the respective rubber b cells. In the illustrated embodiment the bumper is also illustrated as provided with 2 depending bracket element 7L serving as a support for the outer end of the starting crank h which passes through an aperture 71 in the bracket nem her.

The front end member also adapted to support a tubular cross frame member 5 se cured thereto by the engagement of its end i with a seat portion a against which it is held by bolts ii, i passing through apertures a, a The bolts may also be availed of to secure the standard j supporting the lamp j the lower end of the standard bein formed with e fist engaging portion edapte to engage with the seat a formed outwerdly of the front end member.

It will thus be seen that a supplemental front end is provided by the construction described which is readily applied to the end of the channel forming the side member of u vehicle frame. The front end frame member has been illustrated as a casting as such will likely be most advantageous in manufacture since by a Casting operation the desired shape and the provision of a reenforcing Web as shown at a which extends downwardly and forwardly from the point of fastening of the cross brace z to the region of the housing portion a and the vertical brace a" which re-enforces the end at its point of connection with the chassis frame can be easily strained.

Various modifications may be made in the composition. and configuration of the front end frame member forming the subject matter of the present invention as well as in the manner of mounting or securing the various elements thereto and no limitation is intended by the foregoing phraseology or description except as indicated in the ap pended claims.

l/Vhat ll claim is:

1. As an article of-manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a 'educcd channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, and a seat for e cross frame member.

2. As an article of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frnmcemember, n downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehiclespring, and a seat for a yielding non-metallic connection with a bumper.

3. As an article of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame hav ing a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, and seat for a radiator.

it. As on article of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a. chassis frame hav ing a reduced channel-shaped portion to bosecured to the frame member, a downwardly 7 depending housing portion for a. cushion connection with a vehicle spring, and a seat for support for the front end of a motor.

5. As an article of manufacture is unitary rec unitary front end member for the longituaccuses front end member for a chassis frame having a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depend ng housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat for a. cross frame member and a seat for a yielding non-metallic connection with a bumper.

6. As an article of manufacture a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat for a cross frame member, and a seat for radiator.

7. As an article of manufacture a unitary front end member for a chassis frame hav ing a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat for a cross frame member and a seat for a support for the front end of a motor.

8. As an article of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending, housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat for a yielding non-metallic connectionwith a bumper, and a seat for a radiator.

9. As an article of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a reduced channelshaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with vehicle spring, a seat for a yielding nonmetallic connection with a bumper, and a seat for a support for the front end of a motor.

10. As an article, of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat for a radiator, and a seat for a support for the front end of a motor.

11. As an article of manufacture, a

dinal side frame member of the chassis frame having a reduced channelshaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat for a cross frame member, a seat for a radiator and a seat for a support for the front end of a motor.

12. As an article of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat for a cross frame member, a seat for a radiator, and a seat for a yielding nonmetallic connection with a bumper.

13. As an article of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat for a cross frame member, a seat for a support for the front end of a motor, and a seat for a yielding non-metallie connection with a bumper.

14. As an article of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a. reduced channei shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a

downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat for a radiator, a seat for a support for the front end of a motor, and a seat for a yielding non-metallic connection with a bumper.

15. As an article of manufacture, a unitary front end member for a chassis frame having a reduced channel-shaped portion to be secured to the frame member, a downwardly depending housing portion for a cushion connection with a vehicle spring, a seat fpr a cross frame member, a seat for a radiator, a seat: for a support for the front end of a motor, and asset for a yielding non-metallic connection with a bumper.

This specification signed this 11th day of February A. D. 1926.

. ALFRED F. MASURY.

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